Starting Five for Thursday

Gareth Bale, a Welshman playing for Real Madrid, races past his FC Barcelona defender up the sideline to score the game-winning goal in the Copa del Rey. Shades of the Auburn field goal return versus Alabama.

...is how you refer to a pair of aces in poker. At Yankee Stadium they're called Masahiro Tanaka and Michael Pineda. The two 25-year-olds shut out the Chicago Cubs in a doubleheader sweep, the first such sweep in baseball in 26 seasons. New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka William Perlman/The Star-Ledger via USA TODAY Sports